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“Calling The Question” The Politics Of Time In A Time Of Polarized Politics, Elizabeth L. Krause, Anurag Sharma
“Calling The Question” The Politics Of Time In A Time Of Polarized Politics, Elizabeth L. Krause, Anurag Sharma
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In this paper, we examine the role of time in shaping decision-making processes in a town meeting, a type of legislative body common in many New England towns. Town meetings are one of the oldest and most democratic institutions of local governance in the United States, and they provide a rich arena in which to investigate how large groups of people convene and make decisions together. A mixed-methods approach enabled our team of researchers to gain insight into the processes and dynamics that played out in one town meeting. We analyze the tensions between democratic values of “taking time” vs. …
'Calling The Question': The Politics Of Time In A Time Of Polarized Politics, Elizabeth L. Krause, Anurag Sharma
'Calling The Question': The Politics Of Time In A Time Of Polarized Politics, Elizabeth L. Krause, Anurag Sharma
Elizabeth L. Krause
In this paper, we examine the role of time in shaping decision-making processes in a town meeting, a type of legislative body common in many New England towns. Town meetings are one of the oldest and most democratic institutions of local governance in the United States, and they provide a rich arena in which to investigate how large groups of people convene and make decisions together. A mixed-methods approach enabled our team of researchers to gain insight into the processes and dynamics that played out in one town meeting. We analyze the tensions between democratic values of “taking time” vs. …